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Validation of PNPLA3 polymorphisms as risk factor for NAFLD and liver fibrosis in an admixed population

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2019

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Daniel Ferraz de Campos Mazo, Fernanda de Mello Malta, José Tadeu Stefano, Ana Paula Moreira Salles, Michele Soares Gomes‐Gouvêa, Ana Catharina de Seixas Santos Nastri, Jazon Romilson de Souza Almeida, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Flair José Carrilho, Cláudia P. Oliveira
Annals of Hepatology

Abstract

We demonstrated for the first time that PNPLA3 CG+GG increase the risk of NAFLD among Brazilian subjects. Moreover, PNPLA3 GG was associated with liver enzyme elevation and fibrosis in NASH patients.

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